Re: [HACKERS] Postgres meets InterBase (ZDNet)

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
Cc: phd2@earthling.net, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>, webmaster@postgreSQL.org
Date: 2000-02-16T16:52:11Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> Oleg Broytmann wrote:
> > 
> > Hi!
> > 
> >    The article
> > http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2436153,00.html
> >    mentions Interbase will be released under Mozilla Public License 1.1.
> 
> For another good read, also check
> http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2436155,00.html
> 
> Excerpting:
> "However, PC Week Labs cautions that MySQL shouldn't be compared with
> higher-end databases, such as InterBase or PostgreSQL (see Tech
> Analysis). It's a fundamentally different product with different design
> goals."
> 
> The author then goes on to compare MySQL to Paradox or FoxPro.
> 

We should get a link to this on our web page.

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